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I believe Twitter, right now, is just finishing the venture capital phase, getting into a maturity level. Al-Waleed bin Talal
Techstars has done a great job accelerating and providing venture capital to the most promising companies to make the biggest long-term economic impact. David Cohen
Venture capital is an inherently optimistic form of investment – which is both its primary strength and its primary weakness. Neil Blumenthal
I’m hard-pressed to think of companies that don’t need venture capital that are going after big opportunities. I think, in almost all cases, if they’re going after big opportunities, they are going to need to raise quite a bit of money. Aneel Bhusri
Inspirational content really resonates, like how to raise venture capital. Justin Kan
There is no country in the world where it’s as easy to find venture capital in the stock market as the United States. Ron Chernow
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds. Ehud Barak
Many of the best firms historically in venture capital have been multi-sector. Marc Andreessen
While it won’t solve all the world’s ills – and ideas such as a rent cap and more social housing are necessary in places where housing is scarce – a basic income would work like venture capital for the people. Rutger Bregman
We need to divorce ourselves from venture capital as an occupation and focus on using capital as a way to take really big bets on things that just seem totally audacious. Chamath Palihapitiya
When the venture capital industry invests, it’s usually because they sense there is money in them hills. And often it takes a high-profile winner to wake everyone up in the category. SpaceX is that company. Steve Jurvetson
Nominally, I stated a company. Practically, it’s a venture capital firm that allows me to be an investor in early stage companies. Sam Hinkie
Historically venture capital funds have only allowed elite investors in. Brock Pierce
I want to open up investment even further so over the summer we’ll launch a consultation on indirect investments in social enterprises – including exploring the possibility of a new scheme based on the success of venture capital trusts which will enable investors to pool their funds to support a variety of social enterprises. David Gauke
I am a partner at CrunchFund, a venture capital firm with investments in many startups around the world. I am also a limited partner in many other venture funds which have their own startup investments. Michael Arrington
Those in technology who can afford to stay in Silicon Valley all know it as one of the most beautiful places to live in the world, but a wariness has sunk in as folks from other walks of life are forced to leave: coffee shops are wall-to-wall with aspiring entrepreneurs, and restaurants buzz with talk of valuations and venture capital. Glenn Kelman
We own only a small percentage in Omnivore, but we manage it. It is basically a venture capital fund to help newer enterprises and provide them with the funding they require in their early stages of development. Adi Godrej
When I first started as an angel investor, I was excited to start investing in startups – but I didn’t know much. I couldn’t tell the good ones from the bad; I didn’t understand all these venture capital terms, so I would invest somewhat blindly. Gil Penchina
I think it’s embarrassing for our industry that we have such low diversity across senior-level management at all of the mainstream, top-tier venture capital firms. Aileen Lee
After Secretary Clinton announced in January 2010 that Internet freedom would be a major pillar of U.S. foreign policy, the State Department decided to take what Clinton calls a ‘venture capital’ approach to the funding of tools, research, public information projects, and training. Rebecca MacKinnon
Is the investment community critical to our economic success? Yes. Free markets, innovation, access to credit, venture capital, and strong labor rights – these have been the underpinnings of our economic vitality, from laying railways to broadband lines. Reshma Saujani
There’s almost too much venture capital in India – there are issues with seed capital, but for venture capital, there’s a lot money chasing deals here. Ram Shriram
Accounting rules give financial institutions flexibility about when they choose to recognize venture capital profits. Alex Berenson
I’ve been a customer of the top venture capital firms, so I know exactly what they do and don’t do. Marc Andreessen
The truth is that the greatest innovations in health-care delivery haven’t come from federally contrived oligopolies or enormous hospital chains. Novel concepts – whether practice-management companies, home health care or the first for-profit HMO – almost always have come from entrepreneurial firms, often backed by venture capital. Scott Gottlieb
I don’t think a lot of people have been entrepreneurial about venture capital. Josh Kopelman
Prior to SunRun, I was headed toward a career in venture capital and then realized I wanted to apply my knowledge of finance more directly to helping change the world. Lynn Jurich
Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation. Sanjay Kumar
I think ‘Something Ventured’ is a nice piece because it celebrates venture capital in a unique and powerful way. Nolan Bushnell
All markets have boom and bust cycles, and I think venture capital market has even more exaggerated boom and bust cycles. Fred Wilson
We believed the world didn’t need another commoditized venture capital firm. Dan Levitan
Venture capital is unscalable. Production equals the time each partner has. Bill Gurley
If your business had no risk, you could go get a bank loan and call it a day. VCs like risks – without them, venture capital wouldn’t exist. But they need to be risks that VCs are good at assessing and managing. Jose Ferreira
Clearly, there is a gender imbalance when it comes to venture capital and entrepreneurship. David Cohen
Venture capital is about capturing the value between the startup phase and the public company phase. Fred Wilson
The best early-stage venture capital investments appear obvious in retrospect; however, very few of them are actually obvious when you make them. David Sze
One of the fun things about venture capital is you are constantly learning new ideas and strategies from one business and then applying them to others. Joe Lonsdale
Techstars is truly global; you’ll see us continue to expand all our programs worldwide, including accelerators, our venture capital, as well as the UP Global programs including Startup Weekend, Startup Next, Startup Digest, etc. David Cohen
Given my venture capital background, I know the tech sector well. Bruce Rauner
Venture capital is always wanting to go up market. Clayton M. Christensen
You know what works in venture capital? A group of incredibly smart, connected people who have the financial wherewithal and risk appetite to make multi-million dollar bets on unproven ideas and inexperienced founders. People who can make decisions quickly, and who spend their time trying to help entrepreneurs make the most of that cash. Sarah Lacy
I don’t understand why young entrepreneurs feel this pressure to take venture capital or go public. Don’t get me wrong: Public companies are A-OK with me. I just think there is another way. Staying private is a lot more sane. Jack Dangermond
I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late ’90s, I had no idea that I’d end up being CFO of a technology company. I’d no idea what venture capital was. Roelof Botha
State funds, private equity, venture capital, and institutional lending all have their role in the lifecycle of a high tech startup, but angel capital is crucial for first-time entrepreneurs. Angel investors provide more than just cash; they bring years of expertise as both founders of businesses and as seasoned investors. Jay Samit
When I started Biocon in 1978, the obstacles I needed to navigate were manifold – ranging from infrastructural hurdles to issues related to my credibility as a business woman. With no access to venture capital, money was scarce and high-cost, debt-based capital was all I had. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry has too much money and too many smart people chasing too few great entrepreneurs. Dan Levitan
For a first-time entrepreneur, there’s nothing better than being in Silicon Valley because there is so much going on, and there’s such a large number of inventors, that even a B level idea or a C level idea could be nurtured and be given venture capital there. Jason Calacanis
I succeeded at venture capital because, for years, I rarely thought about or spent time on anything else. Anything less than that unmitigated full commitment leaves me feeling frustrated and ineffective. Chris Sacca
In 2014, Utah cities Salt Lake City and Provo both surpassed Silicon Valley in per-deal venture capital averages. From large, multi-campus companies to promising start-ups, Silicon Slopes offers a promising climate for businesses. The entire tech industry has its eyes on Utah. Gary Herbert
I’d been a great angel investor, but professional venture capital was clearly not the right thing for me. Mitch Kapor
It is clear as you look at the team why Data Point Capital has so quickly become one of the premier venture capital firms. I look forward to adding to the firm’s very bright future. Colin Angle
As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know there’s still money available. Dan Levitan
I often say Policy Planning is very analogous to a venture capital firm. A venture capital firm sees an interesting idea and puts money behind it; in Policy Planning, we look for promising ideas and then put contacts and relationships behind it. Jared Cohen
Where micro-finance focuses on small loans to individual, low-income women, think of Acumen Fund more like a venture capital fund. Jacqueline Novogratz
When people start talking about venture capital and finances and how to create this and do that, a lot of it, I swear, it’s like sitting in an escrow meeting when all you want to do is buy a house, and you’re signing 50 pieces of paper, but you have no idea what they’re talking about. Tony Hawk
There are not many people from top-tier venture capital firms who are focused on the seed stage. Aileen Lee
I’ve probably done more venture capital deals and expansion financings than I have done private equity deals. But both are the same. Private equity companies have also built jobs. Stephen Pagliuca
I have made a living for myself from my networking by endorsing restaurants, resorts, artists, films, assorted venture capital deals, because some people say I have good taste and know how to live. Sonja Morgan
Solyndra’s failure isn’t a reason for the government to give up on alternative energy, any more than the failure of Pets.com during the Internet bubble means that venture capital should steer clear of tech projects. James Surowiecki
From NASA putting a man on the moon to DARPA developing what later became the Internet, the U.S. government, through a host of different public agencies, has provided direct financing not only of basic research but also public venture capital; both Apple and Tesla have received direct public funding. Jens Martin Skibsted
So many folks in the venture capital business are sheep that just want to follow the herd. They are momentum investors purchasing highly illiquid investments. That is a recipe for disaster. Fred Wilson
Some big banks remain wary of venture capital. Alex Berenson
Arcadia was a typical venture capital deal, but I’m the adventurer and the capitalist. Philip Green
Startups run by women still receive venture capital funding at a much lower rate than companies run by men, and there are still the substantial hurdles of sexism and bias embedded into the tech industry culture. Randi Zuckerberg
Venture capital is a dynamic and people-driven business. Steve Jurvetson
The venture capital world is completely stacked against minority entrepreneurs. Troy Carter
We are seeing entrepreneurs issuing their own blockchain-based tokens to raise money for their networks, sidestepping the traditional, exclusive world of venture capital altogether. The importance of this cannot be overstated – in this new world, there are no companies, just protocols. Olaf Carlson-Wee
I would have loved to invest in Salesforce when I was active in venture. I didn’t know the founder, Marc Benioff, well enough, and he didn’t really rely on venture capital, but I remember the first time I met him and got to talk about Salesforce when they were still private. I thought, ‘Damn, that is going to be a huge company.’ Aneel Bhusri
Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose. Jack Reed
In a world with many blockchains and hundreds of tradable tokens built on top of them, entire industries are automated through software, venture capital and stock markets are circumvented, entrepreneurship is streamlined, and networks gain sovereignty through their own digital currency. This is the next phase of the Internet. Olaf Carlson-Wee
I like most of the venture capitalists I know; they’re smart, well-intended guys who genuinely enjoy helping entrepreneurs succeed. And I love venture capital and investment capital of all categories – its economic impact is proven. The more of it the better. Andrew Yang
Whatever the potential pitfalls, banks are increasingly enthusiastic about venture capital, particularly in new companies with strong prospects in fields like health care and technology. Alex Berenson
Venture capital is debt. People don’t understand that. Heidi Roizen
Unfortunately, ‘climate’ has become a dirty word – obviously in politics, but even to some degree in my world, in venture capital. People hesitate if they see something that’s purported to be green. That’s not a reason to invest for many people. Evan Williams
I meet young people all the time who say something like, ‘I want to work in venture capital.’ And I can see why. Who wouldn’t want to be smart, well-paid, dispense large sums of money, and tell people what to do? Andrew Yang
I was very early on in taking venture capital abroad: to Europe first, then Asia. Alan Patricof
So much of venture capital is pattern recognition. Emily Weiss
The big advantage that we have as a venture capital firm over a hedge fund or a mutual fund is we have a 13-year lockup on our money. And so enterprise can go in and out of fashion four different times, and we can go and invest in one of these companies, and it’s okay, because we can stay the course. Marc Andreessen
I’ll say this: I can’t think of one instance in my 20 years in venture capital in which I have wanted to sell a company before the entrepreneur. Douglas Leone
One thing I’m so grateful for is sidestepping the usual venture capital, private equity route. My friends who have gone that way are many times beholden to their boards of directors, to ‘sell’ ideas to a team. Blake Mycoskie
There’s nothing wrong with raising venture capital. Many lean startups are ambitious and are able to deploy large amounts of capital. What differentiates them is their disciplined approach to determining when to spend money: after the fundamental elements of the business model have been empirically validated. Eric Ries
If I had taken money from, say, venture capital, they would have wanted a certain return in a certain time period. McDonald’s, on the other hand, seemed very interested in my passion about creating this brand. I trusted them, and they did not really interfere with the brand. Steve Ells
Venture capital today is clustered in just a few locations – Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, and D.C. It’s far from efficiently distributed and accessible. Jose Ferreira
When you – when you – and this is still going on today – are making your money by pushing paper around, when you should be making your money by investing venture capital in various job-creating things, that makes it much harder to recover. Howard Dean
The problem with taking venture capital is if you take $5m from someone, it may feel great; you may feel like they’re validating your business model. But they’re giving $5m out to 20 different people, hoping one of them will be a hit. They don’t really care if it’s you. Jon Oringer